Kaili Akar

Associate

One Financial Center
Suite 3500
Boston, MA 02111

T 617.217.4656

kaili.akar@nelsonmullins.com

Kaili focuses her practice on litigation. Kaili has experience handling matters relating to commercial litigation and education policy, among others.

Experience

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Previous Professional Experience

Legal Intern, Office of the General Counsel, Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (June-Aug. 2022)
Summer Associate, Nelson Mullins Riley and Scarborough LLP (2023)

Languages

Spanish

Publications

Robert O. Sheridan, Matthew T. Brown, Kaili Akar, “Minnesota Becomes Most Recent State to Ban Noncompete Agreements," Nelson Mullins, July 17, 2023.
Akar, K. "Another Group Bites the Dust: The Fourth Circuit's Rigid Determination of Particular Social Groups," Boston College Law Review, 64(9), p. 52-67 (2023).

Education

Boston College Law School, JD
- Staff writer, Boston College Law Review (2022-2023)
- Former VP of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, BC Law's Public Interest Law Foundation
- Middle Eastern Law Students Association
- Latin American Law Students Association
Cornell University, BS, Industrial and Labor Relations, Minors in Law Society and Inequality Studies
- Dean’s List
- Social Business Consulting Group

Admissions

Massachusetts

Recognitions

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Best Lawyers in America® Ones to Watch - Commercial Litigation (2026)

Overview